By Dani Tietz The world is full of wonder. This is just one of the things St. Joseph-Ogden High School Science Teacher Stacey Kietzman wanted students to know. Those lessons happened both inside and outside of the classroom. Keitzman focused on anatomy and biology, teaching students about the world around […]
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Oakwood’s Dawn Lee worked for student “light bulb” moments
By Dani Tietz Thirty years with the Oakwood School District will come to an end for Oakwood High School Counselor Dawn Lee as the 2022-23 school year comes to an end. Lee followed her high school interests of psychology and social work, joining the Oakwood High School staff in 1993. […]
Heritage Junior High fourth-quarter honor roll
HONOR ROLL Heritage Junior High has compiled the list of honor roll students for the fourth quarter. A student must have a 3.67 grade point or above for high honors, and 3.0 grade point or above for honors. Following is a list of students who earned high honors and honors: […]
Bloomington Central Catholic bring Oakwood’s baseball season to an end
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s Comets were limited to one hit – a single – and dropped a 15-0 decision to Bloomington Central Catholic on Wednesday (May 24) in the IHSA baseball Class 2A sectional semifinals at Decatur’s Millikin University. Bryson Marcinko was the lone Oakwood player with a hit. He […]
Top Democrats announce budget ‘deal,’ but details are scant as last-minute negotiations continue
By JERRY NOWICKI, HANNAH MEISEL & PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com UPDATE: The budget was filed as a 3,409-page amendment to Senate Bill 250 late Wednesday evening. This story has been updated to reflect the latest developments as of Wednesday night. SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker and Democratic leaders announced Wednesday they’ve agreed […]
Illinois Elks Children’s Care Corporation to offer free orthopedic assessment on June 28
The Champaign-Urbana Elks 2497 in cooperation with the Illinois Elks Children’s Care Corporation will sponsor a free children’s orthopedic assessment clinic on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. The clinic is from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM and is by appointment only. To make an appointment call the Illinois Elks Children’s Care […]
Catholic churches harbored hundreds more abusers than previously disclosed
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Catholic dioceses in Illinois failed to disclose hundreds of abusive clerics before the state opened what would become a yearslong investigation into sex abuse within the church, Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Tuesday. Included in a scathing 700-page report published by Raoul’s office […]
Vivian Smith places fourth in discus at IESA girls’ Class 3A state track and field meet
By Fred Kroner Seventh-grader Vivian Smith placed fourth in the discus for St. Joseph in the IESA girls’ Class 3A state track and field meet, which ended on Saturday (May 20) at the Eastside Centre, in East Peoria. Smith’s top mark was 84 feet, 2 inches. She was one of […]
Wagner and Jones finish strong at ESA Class 3A eighth-grade boys’ track and field state meet
By Fred Kroner Cam Wagner and Waylon Jones each secured two top-12 finishes for St. Joseph in the IESA Class 3A eighth-grade boys’ track and field state meet, which ended on Saturday (May 20) at the Eastside Centre, in East Peoria. Wagner placed seventh in a field of 26 competitors […]
SJO 5K Race/Walk Registration Now Open
There is only one way to start your day off right on July 29: lace up your running shoes and head out to St. Joseph for the annual SJO 5K Race/Walk and Kids’ Fun Run to support the St. Joseph Middle School and St. Joseph-Ogden High School girls and boys cross country […]